What is the meaning of wearing? Is it just an action of placing an object on the body?

Wearing ornaments have various meanings from an ordinary definition like a decoration for body to a method of expressing one’s inner side. For this, what is the correlation between an ornament and body when it comes to wearing it? There is a mutual interaction between these two and they supplement each other. In other words, an ornament does not fulfill its meaning of existence, if not worn, and the body without ornaments is not effective in delivering expressions.

I propose a new method of wearing, “Wrapping and Tying,” to make the relationship between human body and ornament more intimate; not only the physical distance between them but also the meaning and value become closer to each other. Instead of a traditional method of wearing such as pin-back and clasp, it is a direct application on the body through the repetition of simple wrapping and tying, which brings out an emotional exchange between the body and ornament, and promotes the participation of wearer while the shape is being completed by the person’s own hands. Then, this becomes an emotional tool that allows the communication among the artist, wearer and ornament.

It may seem that “Wrapping” is an analog way and step back in the current fast-paced and convenient world where a click can do virtually everything. However, a hand-written letter is more sincere than an e-mail, a paper book delivers deeper emotions than an e-book, and listening to LP with others is more impressive than listening alone through the earphones of an MP3 player. Even though modern technology has advantages, we miss objects from the analog era probably because they feel warm. I wish my ornaments to communicate with people by walking slow in the fast world.